What About the Princes, Pt. 1
A long while back I wrote about the negative effect the Disney princess culture might have on girls, and about how it’s an infuriating fad. Then I started wondering about the Disney princes, and whether something similar might go on there with boys. Even if almost all Disney heroines are or become princesses, or are incorrectly marketed as such for the sake of the brand, at least most of them are actualized, well-developed characters. The majority of them are empowered women who think on their own and go after what they want. Disney’s leading men, however, mostly seem to adhere … Continue reading